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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2014
Applicant:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hui Liu, San Jose, CA (US);
Tak Ming Pang, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cisco Technology, Inc., San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/08 (2009.01); H04L 12/911 (2013.01); H04L 12/24 (2006.01); H04W 28/16 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 28/08 (2013.01); H04L 41/12 (2013.01); H04L 47/829 (2013.01); H04W 28/16 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes selecting at a network device, seed access points from a plurality of access points and assigning each of the seed access points to a wireless network controller. The seed access points join the assigned wireless network controllers before the remaining access points join the wireless network controllers. Each of the remaining access points is associated with one of the seed access points and joins the same wireless network controller as the seed access point. An apparatus and logic are also disclosed herein.